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This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.

In 2006, NASA admitted that it had lost the original recordings, prompting a three-year search by Richard Nafzger, a NASA ...

For Morgan Hill resident Richard M. Anderson, the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020 presented an unexpected opportunity. Faced with ...

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A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Launch, land, repeat – it starts today,” said Blue Origin commentator Eddie Seyffert as the company marked off an achievement ...

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Research in space is about more than discovery. It is a strategic asset and soft power that attracts partners and supports ...